The Gen Z stare isn’t rude. We’re just not going to conform for your comfort

Gen Z’s so-called “etiquette crisis” — including the blank stare — isn’t rudeness, it’s a response to outdated norms - (istock)

Gen Z is stuck in the middle of what some older generations are calling an etiquette crisis, and now the spotlight is on our cold, dead-eyed “Gen Z stare.”

If you haven’t encountered the stare or the manufactured media outrage about it, the Gen Z stare is a blank, unbothered expression that older generations find terrifying.